EID42x e-Passport Reader Module
As part of growing concerns about national and global security, as well as identity theft, many countries have agreed to release a new type of official travel document which will not just carry a photograph, but will also have a contactless smart card microchip embedded into it. The chip will hold biometric data - unique physiological or behavioural characteristics - and will be integrated by many national passport agencies in new passports released from 2006.
Initially facial image will be stored, but fingerprint and IRIS data may be stored in the future. It is intended that these documents may be read by any immigration authority and there is therefore a need to ensure that any issuer and any equipment designed to read these documents (or e-passports) are interoperable. The definition of the interoperability standard is being managed by the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO9303 2005). The standard also defines an encryption technique which is intended to prevent unauthorised scanning of the data stored by the smart card. ICAO have recommended that the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) will remain a mandatory requirement for the new e-passports and MRZ or OCR data will be used to derive a Basic Access Code which allows the encrypted data to be read.
Features
- Field upgrade of any ATB42x keyboards
- Accepts travel documents of standard sizes, from ID-1 sized contactless card to ID-3 sized e-passports
- Contactless interface ISO 14443-2, 3, 4 compliant with reading distance of 0 to 4 cm
- Wide target area on reader
- Optional built-in ID-1 card slot , ISO 7816-3 compliant. Supports clock frequencies of 3.58 MHz and 4.92 MHz, 3V / 5V power supply
- Supports transparent command protocol for both contact and contactless chip. Accepts passport with book open or book closed
- Damped retainer bar allows hands-free operation
- Friction hinge to adjust angle of reader for optimum convenience space conservation
- USB2.0 host powered: external power supply is not required
- 3 LED indicators: power, busy and user configurable